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By Our Court Reporters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A U.S. couple detained in Uganda since December accused of torturing an HIV positive 10-year-old boy in their care was granted bail on Wednesday by a court in the capital Kampala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholas Spencer and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both 32 and from South Carolina, were initially charged<\/a> with aggravated torture and aggravated child trafficking of a boy they had fostered and were living with in Kampala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since their arrest they have also been charged with overstaying a visa and working without a permit, their lawyer, David Mpanga, told the media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The offence of aggravated torture of a child in Uganda carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. The couple, who have lived in Uganda in 2017 have pleaded not guilty to all the charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In their bail application the couple said they had medical conditions which could not be adequately treated while in jail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Justice Isaac Muwata, agreed, saying their conditions could not be reasonably treated while in prison. He ordered them to pay cash bail of 50 million Ugandan shillings ($13,000) each, and prohibited them from leaving the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prosecutors have accused the couple of having recruited, transported and kept the child through “abuse of position of vulnerability for purposes of exploitation”, according to the charge sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The date of their trial has not been set yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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